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Madoff Victims Seek Harsh Sentence for Brother

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Dan Strumpf

Dec. 19, 2012 7:22 p.m. ET

Peter Madoff must have known about his older brother's fraud and deserves a stiffer prison sentence than the 10-year term that prosecutors have recommended, victims of Bernard L. Madoff's Ponzi scheme said in letters to a judge.

The letters, written earlier this month and disclosed publicly Wednesday come a day before Peter Madoff is scheduled to be sentenced and offer a stark contrast to the missives submitted to the court by his friends and family.